Hanaor, Ziggy. Snail Trail. Christos Kourtoglou, Illus.Cicada, 05/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book.Trade $16.99. 978-1-80066-031-1. GRADES Preschool – 1. ADDITIONAL. Marjorie the snail needs alone time, but a snail’s trail makes it easy to be found. Finally, after [continue reading]
July 2023
Big Tree Review
Selznick, Brian. Big Tree. Brian Selznick, Illus.Scholastic Press, 04/2023. 528pp. Fiction.Trade $32.99. 978-1-338-18063-3.GRADES 3 – 8. OUTSTANDING. Caldecott winner Selznick returns with another illustrated novel to tell a story that can be experienced acouple of [continue reading]
A Case with a Bang Review
Nilsson, Ulf. Case with a Bang, A.Gitte Spee, Illus.Translated from the Swedish by Julia Marshall.Detective Gordon Series.Gecko, 03/2023. 113pp. Fiction.Trade $18.99. 978-1-7765-7487-2.GRADES 2 – 4. ADDITIONAL. The entire woodland police force (retired Detective Gordon (a [continue reading]
Leon the Extraordinary Review
Nicholas, Jamar. Leon the ExtraordinaryBonia Rosado, Illus.Leon Series.Scholastic / Graphix, 10/2022. 267pp. Graphic.Paper $12.99. 978-1-338-74415-6.GRADES 3 – 6. ADDITIONAL. Although Leon dreams of having special powers like some of the kids and adults he knows [continue reading]
Enter the Body Review
McCullough, Joy. Enter the Body. Dutton, 03/2023. 336pp. Fiction.Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-40675-5.GRADES 9 – 12. OUTSTANDING. Enter the Body opens in the trap room of a theater, the bodies of Shakespeare’s murdered, beaten, andstrangled heroines falling [continue reading]
Author Mary Ann Hoberman Dies
Author Mary Ann Hoberman Dies: Picture book author Mary Ann Hoberman has died at age 92. Most of her books rhymed, and in 1978 she won the National Book Award for A House Is a [continue reading]
Mary Anning and the Great Fossil Discoveries Review
Bayarri, Jordi. Mary Anning and the Great Fossil Discoveries. Jordi Bayarri, Illus. Translated from the Spanish by Sofia Huitron Martinez. Graphic Science Biographies Series. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 02/2023. 40pp. Graphic. PLB $30.68. 978-1-7284-4292-1. Paper $10.99. 978-1-7284-7827-2. GRADES [continue reading]
Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation Review
Bayarri, Jordi. Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation. Jordi Bayarri, Illus. Translated from the Spanish by Sofia Huitron Martinez. Graphic Science Biographies Series. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 02/2023. 40pp. Graphic. PLB $30.68. 978-1-7284-4290-7. Paper [continue reading]